Blackacre Facts, Your Honor You are the judge in the Separatizer Sam/Communitizer Cora divorce. Sam purchased Blackacre a week before marriage, making a $40,000 HSP down payment. CP made DOMDOS payments that reduced mortgage principal by $80,000. HSP made DOS-Current payments that reduced mortgage principal by another $20,000. Blac...
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